Don't panic - From 18 November 2025, identity verification becomes a legal requirement. This date is not a deadline.
The Reith Lecture on the BBC used to be on television but are now moved to Radio 4. The first of this years lectures is challenging.
HMRC is gearing up for the most aggressive enforcement crackdown the UK has ever seen — and it's ordinary taxpayers, small business owners, freelancers, landlords, crypto investors and side-hustlers who are firmly in the firing line. In this video, I break down exactly what HMRC is planning for 2026, why tax investigations are exploding, the new criminal offence you NEED to understand, the surveillance-level data HMRC will soon have on you, and what to do right now to protect yourself.
The Bank of England has issued a stark new Financial Stability Report — and beneath the cautious language lies a clear message: the global risk environment has deteriorated sharply. From AI bubble valuations to fragile shadow banking systems, from overstretched credit markets to potential contagion across sovereign debt, a systemic crisis now looks more like "when" than "if".
The Office for National Statistics reports that long-term net migration (people arriving to stay 12+ months minus those leaving) has fallen sharply — from 649,000 in the year ending June 2024 to 204,000 in the year ending June 2025. This is the lowest net-migration level seen since 2021 (when post-pandemic restrictions ended and new immigration rules were introduced).
The Autumn Budget 2025 announced that from 6 April 2026, employees will no longer be able to claim tax relief on non‑reimbursed homeworking expenses (like heating, electricity, internet, or business calls). Only costs directly reimbursed by employers will remain tax‑free.
When the Scottish Government announced a freeze on NHS capital projects earlier this year, the message was clear: no new spending, no exceptions. Yet in Fort William, the long‑awaited replacement for Belford Hospital is pressing ahead — despite the ban.
There are thousands of trained doctors in the UK right now — unemployed. Not because they're unnecessary.
Millions of pensioners will see their DWP State Pension payments arrive early this Christmas. We are about to see three bank holidays where payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) won't be made.
Combined fleet of at least 13 warships, bolstered by autonomous systems, will hunt Russian submarines and protect critical infrastructure in the North Atlantic as part of new agreement. UK critical infrastructure will be protected from Russian submarines through a first-of-its-kind defence agreement that will see British and Norwegian navies operating side-by-side in the North Atlantic.
According to a recent report, UK consumers lost an estimated £9.4 billion to scams over a 12‑month period. Another major data set shows that in 2024, total reported fraud losses (across various types, many of them online) reached £2.3 billion, up 6% from 2023.
Around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030 - the biggest reduction in a single parliament since records began - as the Government launches its Child Poverty Strategy today (Friday 5 December 2025). New strategy to lift 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030 – delivering the largest reduction in child poverty since records began.
Mortons Rolls workers receive £1m payout two years after company collapse - The bakers announced it had collapsed in 2023, but the factory was saved days later following a takeover deal. However it came to light that the employer had not paid over some of the employee pension contributions despite deductions showing on payslips.
Quick Summary- What Sir Charlie Mayfield's Keep Britain Working Review Found. The Keep Britain Working Review, led by Sir Charlie Mayfield and published in 2025, examines the UK's growing crisis of economic inactivity driven by ill-health.
A article at the Guardian on 3 December 2025 points up that changes to the benefits for people with mental health conditions may be going to change. Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised'.
It may seem to some that things in the budget are immediately done and dusted but the system to get everything legal takes a little more time. Many items are passed on the nod at later parliamentary meetings but the debate takes time to go through it all in the days following the budget.
Nationwide takedown of illegal delivery riders leads to over 170 arrests. Delivery riders caught working illegally across Britain face being removed following a major operation by the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement teams.
Donald Trump's approval rating in 2025 has been steadily declining, dipping into the mid-30s by late November. While the US and UK political systems are very different, there are some striking lessons for the UK Labour Party about leadership, voter expectations, and electoral strategy.
Although there appears to be research being called for in respect of he numbers of claimants it may be useful to know exactly what is available to people with mental health conditions. Living with a mental health condition can affect every area of life — from managing daily tasks to maintaining employment or living independently.
Owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the law. New law confirms digital assets like crypto tokens can be recognised as personal property' Victims of digital theft and fraud gain stronger protections as legislation passes through the final stages of Parliament' Part of Government's Plan for Change for growth to boost the UK’s reputation as a global leader in legal innovation.
